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Midwest Blizzard?

I know it's a little early, but the MRF's latest run just picked up on a low pressure system developing in SE Colorado next Saturday and tracking NE. What caught my attention was the possible sigificant snowfall and extreme cold air that will follow this system: -20* here in Iowa and -30* or more in Wyoming. Not to blow things out of context, but if this system happens to materialize, we could have quite a blizzard on our hands.

Iowastorm hopefully you are correct on your predictions. I am in iowa also and as you know last year was terrible for the snow removal business. But hopefully it'll be a little later because my turbo 400 is still at the tranny shop getting rebuilt!!!

DaveO: It's been a long time since we've had any type of major blizzard. It's funny how 2" will cause people to panic around here. That's why IF this thing materializes, people will be clueless (except the invincibles in their 4wd SUV's).

5 years ago we got 100"+. Set a new record. Only real storm since was April fools storm. Got nothin all year then 26" wet/heavy on April 1st. Last year was about 12" total, most of that in one 6-8" storm.

Just got back from plowing and haven't seen the new MRF runs. It's been a weird week so far; plowed twice last Thurs/Fri. night w/ strep throat and had one of my guys slip and hurt his ankle. Did 2 routes overnight and man, am I burnt out (but not complaining!). This is what we live for, right?

I hope not Iowa, for your sake & Digger et al. They got us twice this year already, although I think the real jinx on the last one came from Geoff's "you'd better get ready, even the southern NE guys" post

Here's the first Special Weather Statement put out this afternooon by NWS Lead Forecaster, Chuck Meyers. This is a special circumstance, because they usually don't put these statements out this early. Have to wait and see what happens.

THE SEASONS FIRST POTENTIALLY MAJOR WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS AND CENTRAL ROCKIES SUNDAY AND THEN MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST MONDAY. THE STORM MAY PRODUCE A HEAVY SNOW BAND SOMEWHERE IN THE PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST...INCLUDING IOWA. BASED ON CURRENT PROJECTIONS...THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF IOWA AND INTO ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTH DAKOTA...MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING SIGNIFICANT SNOW.

IF THE STORM MATERIALIZES...THE SNOW WOULD LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH WIND AND VERY COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS MAY IN FACT BE THE STRONGEST IMPACT OF THIS SYSTEM IN IOWA THAN ANY LARGE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.

PEOPLE SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM...ESPECIALLY THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

YOU CAN ACCESS WINTER WEATHER SAFETY INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM OUR WEB SITE UNDER THE WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS SECTION. http://www.CRH.NOAA.GOV/DMX

If this is the first winter storm of the season, I wonder what they call what we have been getting in NW Pa and SW Ny is? Oh thats right it's not a storm just dollars from heaven. Buffalo continues to get all the press while the rest of this is this area continue to get the snow. I haven't added the amounts up yet, but I am sure that we are close to 100" for the year already. John what do your totals for the Erie area add up to? Notic Dino I didn't mention the LE word trying not to hurt your feelings.